by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2016
Should We Hide the Names of Mass Shooters?
The Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence has a new online plug-in available that lets users remove the name of mass...
Posts by Sydney Smith
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2016
Gastric Band Speculation was Invasion of Parliament Member’s Privacy
The UK Sunday Times invaded the privacy of a member of Parliament when it speculated that he had undergone gastric...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2016
4 Phone Hacking Lawsuits against UK Sun
The UK News newspaper The Sun now can be and is being sued for phone hacking, the Press Gazette reported...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2016
Australian Journalists charged with Kidnapping in Lebanon out of jail, on leave from Channel Nine
Four employees of Australia's Channel Nine News are on leave while the network investigates what went wrong in a reporting...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2016
New Ethics Code for Journalists in Montenegro
There's a new media ethics code in Montenegro. Journalists from local news outlets Dan, Vijesti and Monitor helped create the guidelines as...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2016
Science Mag axes Michael Balter after 25 years, Denies it was over Sexual Misconduct story
Journalist Michael Balter was fired last month from Science magazine after 25 years with the publication. Balter blogged to announce...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2016
Uber Board of Directors’s Newest Member? Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, announced this week she is joining the Board of Directors for Uber, the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2016
Las Vegas Review-Journal’s John L. Smith Quits, Not Allowed to Cover Sheldon Adelson or Steve Wynn
Columnist John L. Smith quit the Las Vegas Review-Journal after being told he wasn't allowed to cover casino owners Steve Wynn...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2016
Esquire Unpublishes Prof. Jeff Jarvis Article on Innovation Party
Tuesday night, Esquire unpublished an article by "Prof. Jeff Jarvis," a parody of the real journalist Jeff Jarvis. Esquire originally published the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2016
Globe and Mail’s Margaret Wente ‘Fell Short of Our Standards,’ 2 Columns had ‘Attribution’ Issues
The Globe and Mail apologized after plagiarism was found in two columns by Margaret Wente. Public editor Sylvia Stead confirmed...